Xhosa translation

PoliLingua provides professional Xhosa translation and localization services for a wide range of projects and industries, including advertising, business documents, legal documents, medical materials and many technical fields. Our professional Xhosa translators have the proper background and experience to complete your translation project. Making use of a large network of professional translators, Polilingua regularly surpasses clients’ expectations in Xhosa translation services.
We translate English to Xhosa and translate Xhosa to English. We handle Xhosa translation to and from any other African, European or Asian language, as well as proofreading.

PoliLingua delivers qualified English to Xhosa legal translation services across all fields of South African law such as immigration law, family law, contract law, and law of persons. Our sworn Xhosa translators hold official authorization to provide professional certified translation, adhering to strict government standards.
Legal documents in Xhosa that we commonly translate for our clients include immigration papers, trusts, university certificates and prenuptial agreements.
With more than 12 years of experience translating and proofreading legal documents to and from Xhosa, you can trust PoliLingua to provide high-accuracy translations. We guarantee confidentiality, precision, attention to detail and timely delivery of the translated documents.

PoliLingua offers professional Xhosa translation services for most types of documents and projects, including financial reports, press releases, contracts, manuals, correspondence, brochures, flyers, PowerPoint presentations.
We ensure that all translations are done with the highest level of precision. Xhosa translations are handled by professional native-speaking linguists, with command of over 10 different language dialects, who craft a message that is both accurate and effective for the growing South African market.

Xhosa People and Language

The Xhosa people live in south-eastern South Africa and, in the last two centuries, throughout the southern and central-southern parts of the country. Xhosa people currently make up approximately 18% of the South African population. By number (2008): in South Africa — 8,941,000; in Lesotho — 23,000; in Zimbabwe — 29,800; in Botswana — 11,000.
Xhosa is the most widely distributed African language in South Africa. It is a Bantu language closely related to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele. As with other South African languages, Xhosa is characterized by respectful forms of address for elders and in-laws, and it is rich in idioms.Xhosa language is written using a Latin alphabet. It contains many words with click consonants that have been borrowed from Khoi or San words. Three letters are used to indicate the basic clicks: c for dental clicks, x for lateral clicks, and q for post-alveolar clicks.